?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Intentional+Cognitive+Models+with+Volition+&rft.creator=Qusaibaty%2C+Ammar&rft.creator=Howard%2C+Newton&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.description=Man%E2%80%99s+intellectual+capacity+remains+an+enigma%2C+as+it+is+both+the+subject+and+the+means+of+analysis.++If+one+is+to+assume+quantum-wave+dualism+in+physics+then+the+state+of+the+world+depends+on+the+instruments+we+use+for+observation.+The+%E2%80%9Cparadoxical%E2%80%9D+nature+of+investigating+human+cognition+may+thus+bear+inherent+limitations.+However%2C+studying+cognitive+models+may+be+less+of+a+seemingly+inconsistent+endeavor%2C+if+%E2%80%9Ccontradictions%E2%80%9D+may+be+classified.+%0A%0AIn+this+brief+exposition%2C+a+variety+of+aspects+related+to+cognitive+models+are+discussed.+The+authors+maintain+that+modeling+the+functional+%E2%80%9Cparadoxical+nature%E2%80%9D+of+human+cognition+remains+the+greatest+challenge.+Therefore%2C+consciousness+aside%2C+models+of+conscious+systems%2C+or+rather+conscious+models+of+conscious+systems%2C+are+the+main+objects+of+exploration.+While+intentional+systems+may+seem+a+good+starting+point+for+such+an+exploration%2C+they+lack+two+important+constructs%3A+volition+and+reflexion.+Both+concepts%2C+and+especially+volition%2C+unlike+rationality+for+example%2C+are+less+discussed+in+the+discourse+of+cognitive+models.+Although+not+devoted+to+volition+or+reflexion%2C+this+work+proposes+an+increased+research+interest+in+these+areas.%0A&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Departmental+Technical+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4997%2F1%2Fcads_report_inmodels_060206.pdf&rft.identifier=++Qusaibaty%2C+Ammar+and+Howard%2C+Newton++(2006)+Intentional+Cognitive+Models+with+Volition.++%5BDepartmental+Technical+Report%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4997%2F